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Iceland Iceland is a great place to travel, but seems to get missed a lot!
Photo by Andy Miller, UK, Taking a rest, Jokulsarlon, Iceland

I haven't been everywhere...
but it's on my list!


Photo by Andy Miller, UK,
Taking a rest,
Jokulsarlon, Iceland



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iceland june 15
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ill be going to iceland in june leaving dk on the 16th ariving on the 18th staying for the week leaving on the 25th calling in at the faroe islands for 3 days and back in dk on the 30th. this is that bike gos free thing that smyriline are doing,but you have to stay in the faros for 3 nights,but thats no probs. would love any advice on things to see and roads to ride in the week ill be there,and is anyone going to be there at the same time and would like to meet up for .
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You're going to love it.

My experience: http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...dic-saga-71950

Look out for DeeGee's ride report. If the earthquakes and eruptions haven't got him!
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In Iceland at the moment just st the end of my trip. It's amazing some brilliant roads with the most amazing scenery, you'll love it.

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Place grows on you. 1 week the first trip will probably lead to a couple of months the second time. Did for us.
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thanks wildman for the photos wot was your route? ive only got a week so i dont think ill see it all but i would like to see as much as pos.
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Day 1: Seyðisfjörður - Dettifoss - Reykjahlíð 159 miles (28 unpaved)
Day 2: Reykjahlíð - Varmahlíð 125 miles
Day 3: Varmahlíð - Kjalvegur - Árnes 157 miles (104 unpaved)
Day 4: Árnes - Fjallabaksleið - Hvolsvöllur 134 miles (50 unpaved)
Day 5: Hvolsvöllur - Höfn 220 miles
Day 6: Höfn - Snæfell - Hallormsstaður 223 miles (12 unpaved)
Day 7: Hallormsstaður - Hlidarvegur - Egilsstaðir 165 miles (50 unpaved)
Day 8: Egilsstaðir - Seyðisfjörður 17 miles
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thanks for the route.it gives me a start point to work out my week
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What a place! I'm currently sat in the airport waiting for our flight. I was hoping the volcano would go off and keep us here a couple more weeks.

Thanks for the heads up Wildman. I can't think anyone would not like it up here, it has totally blown me away (sometimes quite literally!). We will Definately return and see the things we didn't get to do and see.

I'll put a link up to my ride report once I get going.
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Hi mike,
Are you using the ferry to Denmark from the uk?
And what sort of time have you allowed for the entire trip?
I visited in 2008 when the ferry left from Scotland, been itching to return but the added travel time or ferry expense against time off work makes it a bit difficult.


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There are no longer any passenger ferries from the UK to Scandinavia. The Newcastle-Bergen service ended in 2008 and the Harwich-Esbjerg ferry was discontinued in September 2014. There is a DFDS freight service from Immingham but as there are only 12 allocated cabins you'll be lucky to get accommodation.

The only other ferry which saves miles is the Stena Line Harwich-Hook of Holland service.

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Hi peter, cheers for the ferry info, didn't realise uk/dk had been withdrawn.

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hi loz
ill be leaveing the uk by le tunnel on the wed 10th june then will sail from denmark on the next tuesday ariveing 2 days later stay 7 days then go to faro islands for 2 days then back to denmark.if you stay in the faro islands on the way back your bike gos both ways for free.
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